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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin Books China
Publication date
November 1, 2016
Pages
308
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670080960
ISBN-10
0670080969
Dimensions
0 by 6 by 9 in.
Original list price
$24.95
Summaries and Reviews
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In 2009, on the outskirts of the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, Xian villagers secretly prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival. For them, the commemoration of the 221 BC poet Qu Yuan, who threw himself into a river to protest official corruption, held particular resonance. Guangzhouâs drive to become a âNational Model Cityâ ahead of the 2010 Asia Games accelerated a voracious demand for land, turning the ground beneath the villagersâ feet into a commodity as valuable as diamonds, a treasure too rich for local officials to ignore. Dragons in Diamond Village is about the courage of individuals: Huang Minpeng, a semi-literate farmer turned self-taught rights defender; He Jieling, a suburban housewife who just wanted to open a hair salon; Xian villagers like Lu Zhaohui who refuse to give up the land their families have cultivated for generations. Theirs is a community bound by shared history and a belief in the necessity of change, a band of unlikely activists fighting for their place in Chinaâs new cities.
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Reprint edition from Penguin Books China (November 1, 2016)
9780670080960 | details & prices | 308 pages | List price $24.95
About: In 2009, on the outskirts of the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, Xian villagers secretly prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival.
About: In 2009, on the outskirts of the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, Xian villagers secretly prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival.
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